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uma_ellis
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11h ago
Shoutout to the lead at the Fort Worth hangar who told me to stop signing off squawks on verbal confirmations
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king.robin
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1d ago
Shoutout to the Anchorage hangar lead who made me log torque values by hand again
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the_diana
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2d ago
The lineman on my hangar floor bet me $20 I couldn't safety-wire a whole panel blindfolded, and the twist was wild
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ivanross
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3d ago
Unpopular opinion: the $60 torque wrench adapter kit was a waste of a Saturday
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the_viola
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4d ago
Hit 1,000 hours in the logbook last Thursday and I just sat in the truck staring at it
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wells.logan
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5d ago
Guy in the hangar next to ours said his IA signed off a mag check without pulling the cowl
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josepha32
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6d ago
Pro tip: I quit chasing torque wrench calibrations every 6 months and the numbers proved me wrong
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parker938
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7d ago
TIL guys are setting bearing preload with a torque wrench and calling it done
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the_phoenix
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8d ago
Vent: I tried using safety wire pliers as a makeshift cotter pin puller and the pin launched into a hangar ceiling
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burns.jenny
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8d ago
PSA: A 30 year A&P at the hangar in Wichita asked why I torque to spec on every panel bolt
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grace89
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10d ago
Warning: a stripped panel screw on a Challenger 604 turned into a 9 hour job last Tuesday
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river_allen
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10d ago
PSA: found a cracked exhaust hanger on a Cessna 172 during a preflight at Addison and signed it off as a squawk
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taylor.hayden
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12d ago
Unpopular opinion: I ditched my digital torque wrench for a beam type and it's the best $40 I've spent
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drew55
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14d ago
Three years ago I torqued a panel bolt to the wrong spec and found it on the next inspection
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the_parker
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16d ago
Unpopular opinion: a senior on my hangar floor says torque specs are gospel and feel is cheating, but I think both are wrong
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